Our mission

Sustainable aviation requires the design of innovative aircraft concepts designed around novel fuel sources. These new aircraft concepts create a need for novel lightweight composite materials and for improved structural design methods. 

Using a fundamental understanding of the physical processes underlying failure of composite materials, we stand to not only to design more efficient lightweight structures, but also to design improved composite micro-structures with bespoke mechanical response. We aim to deliver world-leading research on the experimental investigation, analytical modelling and numerical simulation of the mechanical response of fibre-reinforced composite materials ans structures. 

Our group consists of diverse, passionate, creative and committed researchers, which pursue excellence on every aspect of their research, outreach and advocacy.

Prof. Silvestre Pinho